Everything on this Internet is so fancy-pants now. Web 2.0, Javascript, Ajax, Flash, it’s all crazy.
Does anyone else remember when text was text (and men were schmucks)?
Circa 1996, a friend of mine first introduced me to Joe Logon’s Foolproof Guide to Making Any Woman Your Platonic Friend. The site still stands today, virtually unaltered, [...]

Posted on April 15th, 2006 by Lee
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Carleton alum Ari Guha has started The Hair Project. He’s cutting his hair for the first time in 22 months, in a style determined by the folks that give the most money to charity. After vastly exceeding his original $200 goal, he’s now set his sights on a lofty $5000.
I, sadly, have absolutely [...]

Posted on April 14th, 2006 by Lee
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There are those that, on a day like Valentines Day, are filled with scorn over the commercialization of such a holiday. There are those who believe that Valentines Day is nothing but an excuse for the haves to show off at the expense of the have nots. There are even those who would rather do [...]

Posted on February 14th, 2006 by Lee
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This has to be one of the most interesting studies I’ve seen in a long time: (from the Freakonomics blog)
There are many sterotypes associated with undergraduates at the University of Chicago. They are typically thought to be really smart, very overworked, and a bit odd.
Two U of C undergrads, using a data-driven approach worthy of [...]

Posted on January 22nd, 2006 by Lee
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Sometimes you wonder why you even bothered to take the exam…

Posted on March 7th, 2005 by Lee
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